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By USA TODAY, 3 hrs ago

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Black Friday sees record online salesOnline shoppers didn't let concerns about higher prices or a recession keep them from a record-setting Black Friday .

Shoppers spent a record $9.12 billion while online shopping Friday, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks more than 85% of the top 100 U.S. online retailers.

Which is 2.3% more than a year ago – surpassing the previous online Black Friday sales high mark of $9.03 billion in 2020.

(48%) of online sales were made on smartphones, up from 44% last year, according to the company's 2022 Holiday Shopping Trends & Insights Report. 

Inflation will still likely have an effect this holiday season because it leads not only to higher prices, but also more frugal spending.